Panic in the Streets-Pandemic and Protests : A Manifestation of a Failure to Achieve Democratic Ideals

America is at a critical crossroads in history as the COVID-19 pandemic expands. We argue that the failure to respond effectively to the pandemic stems from the nation's protracted divergence from the democratic ideals, we purport to value. Structural racism and class-based political and economic inequity are sustained through the failings of the nation's democratic institutions and processes. The situation has, in turn, fostered further inequity and undermined science, facts, and evidence in the name of economic and political interests, which in turn has encouraged the spread of the pandemic, exacerbated health disparities, and escalated citizen tensions. We present a broad vision of reforms needed to achieve democratic ideals which we believe is the most important first step to achieving true political representation, achieving a resilient and sustainable economy, and fostering the health of vulnerable communities, workers, and the planet.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS - 30(2020), 3 vom: 16. Nov., Seite 161-167

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Katner, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Brisolara, Kari [VerfasserIn]
Katner, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Jacoby, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Honore, Peggy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 pandemic
Democracy
Journal Article
Policy
Public health
Social inequity

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Date Completed 19.11.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/1048291120960233

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315273194